Bottle-washer.



No. 723,818. PATBNTBD MAR- 31, 1903.

H. S. BBEWINGTON. BOTTLE WASHER.

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UNITED STATES I PATENT FFICE.

HENRY S. BREVVINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO WILLIAM F. SEIM.

BOTTLE-WAS H ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,818, dated March 31, 1903.

Application filed August 22, 1902. Serial No. 120,652. \No model.)

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. BREWINGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Washers, of which the following is a specifi-' cation.

My invention relates to bottle-washers; and its object is to provide a device of this char- IO acter which will be adapted to thoroughly cleanse every portion of the interior of a bottle. The improvement comprises a two-part brush, the members of which are pivotally se- 25 cured together, in combination with a watersupply pipe between the brush members and a spring-connection between said members.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claims. In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a bottlewasher embodying the invention in its normal or closed position, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the brush members of the washer spread apart in position for use. Corresponding parts in both figures are de-- noted by the same reference characters.

The reference-numerals l and 2 designate the brush blocks or backs to which the brief tles 3 are secured in the usual manner. To the lower end of each of the brush-backs is secured a handle 4 of concavo-convex form in cross-section and having a depending extension 5, projecting outward at an angle from the lower end of the brush-back. As clearly illustrated in the drawings, the two handle extensions 5 project at opposite inclinations, thus adapting them to be closed together, as will. be explained later on. The two handles 4 are pivotally secu red together and to the upper'end of a water-pipe 6 by a cross-pin 7. The lower end S of the pipe is threaded for attachment to a water-supply pipe. (Not shown.)

9designatesabow-spring extending through a transverse opening in the pipe 6 and having its sides projecting through elongated slots 10 in the handle extensions 5 and its ends hearing against the innrr surfaces of said ex: tensions.

The utility and operation of the device constructed as thus described will be readily understood. Normally the two brushes rest in closed position back to back, as shown in Fig. 1, under the tension of the spring 9, acting against the lower ends'of the handle extensions. When the brushes are inserted into a bottle, the contact of the extensions 5 with the walls of the bottle-neck compresses the spring and separates the brush members, as shown in Fig. 2, thus causing the bristles which are revolved by suitable mechanism to contact with all portions of the inner surface of the bottle to thoroughly cleanse the same,water being supplied through the pipe 6.

I would have it-understood that the invention is not restricted to the exact construction shown and described, but includes all such modifications and variations in the details as may fall within the terms and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Abottle-washer,comprising twobrushes pivotally secured together, a water-pipe interposed between the brushes, and a spring connection between the brushes.

2. A bottlewasher, comprising two brushes arranged back to back, and pivotally secured together, in combination with a water-pipe interposed between the brushes, and a spring connection for opening and closing the brushes.

3. Abottle-washer, comprisingtwo brushes each provided with a handle having an outwardly-inclined extension, a water-pipe interposed between the brushes, and a spring connecting the brushes and water-pipe.

4. A bottle-washer, comprising two brushes arranged back to back, a handle for each brush having an outwardly-inclined extension, said handles being pivotally secured together, a water-pipe interposed between the brnsh'es,'and a spring extending through the into the slots of the handle extensions, and pipe, and bearing against the lower ends of bearing against the lower ends of said extenthe handle extensions. sions.

5. Abotlle-washer,comprisingtwobrushes In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 arranged back to hack, a handle for each name in the presence of the snbscribingwit- 1;

brush having an outwardly-inclined extennesses. sion formed with an elongated slot, said han- HENRY S. BREYVINGTON.

(lies being: pivotally secured together, a Wa- \Vitnesses:

E. VVALTON BREVVINGTON, ROBERT C. RHODES.

Ler-pipe interposed between the brushes, and I0 a how-spring extending through the pipe and 

